Handle for cartons or the like



P 0, 1952 G. G. SlMMONDS 2,612,401

HANDLE FOR CARTONS OR THE LIKE Filed April 6. 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET l "/1g in Zhwentor Gttomegs G. G. SIMMONDS HANDLE FOR CARTONS OR THE LIKESept. 30, 1952 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Filed April 6. 1949 I Q 3m entor 676/7 6'fihvmona s Gttornegs the likehavmg openings r ftne l ther'eof 'in..whichthe handle w transporting of the 'carton; to

, portion provided with hooks engagingi n the "o enings or thecartonjtoj removal of the hooks .fro

Patented Sept. 30, 1952 T invention relates: t :handles stfoizstrans-"porting cartons or the like; and more particularly to a device: fortransporting cartons containing soft drinks and inwhichlthe..cartonsy-areiiprm vided with openings :in the: respective:,endsraior reception or the handle therein.

Cartons of this character are usually provided in their ends or sideswith handholds for carrying the cartons of the carton be heavy theedgesof the hand hold are injurious to the hands; or; the; .user.

It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to providhandle for cartons or respective; Tends ibe enga' d for p'rovide evicegs: this 'character'havinga h 'nd iportionia end a 'dev this characterinwhich u'pw'a i1 'pressure'*on"the handle will cause ,the c l memberstoengage the ends of the carto nd prevent accidental he openings providea device of thischaracter' of light weight which may be quickly andeasily applied to the carton and disengaged therefrom.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, Ihave provided improved details of structure, the preferred forms ofwhich are illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

wherein:

Fig. 1 isa perspective view of a carton showing my present handleattached thereto ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view from place to place. Theobjec- I tion to this form of-car'ton'is'that ifthe contents'* is formedI .4 j v Referring more '-1n"' 'detail' to the drawings. l-" desig-natesa" carton or-"cont'ainer for' soft drinks or btherfarticles'; andGZ Idesignates a handle em-b'odying thereatur'estt-my invention. In thistorrn -of the -'invention,-- the handle proper from asingle 'strand-ofmaterial such as ire or the like and issobent'to-iorm -a handle "3 andends 4 and-51. The ends are provided with ho'olrs 6'-"' 'I 'and 8 -9having' 'c'ross bars connecting thehook members. v n fcirn'iing the-handle-"meniber from a s'ingle l [i -and lrpiece'of wire "the'strand-is doubled upon-..itself through the carton and handle showingthe hook member appliedin the opening of the cartons Fig. 3 is anelevational view of one end of the handle member particularlyillustrating the formation of the hook member and the bars between thehooks engaging the side of the end of the carton. Fig. 4 is a handletaken on a line 4-4, Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the device with one cross sectional viewthrough the.

of the triangular shaped bracingmembers removed therefrom.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form or my invention.

Fig. '7 is a cross sectional view taken on '|-1, Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the sheet of material before it is formedto make the device shown in Fig. 6;

a line form the handle. and I 3 formin'g and the ier'ifds i 2- "and: l3pass 1 each other a subs stantial amena or the length o-fthehandle. Thestrands are then twisted at their middle to the overlapping of the endsI l 2 tt 'i p tlas; v I i I I-n'ord er to form'the' h ok's'on theends land 5- ofthe l'iairldle the Wire'is bent inwardly-and 'upwarmy ana theeross bars Ill andl l far'e so ror-med to extend upwardly a substantialdistance -'abov'e the ho k seasto engagesm side of the endof theslot'sas'b'st illustrated"atl-4 (Fig. 1)

"wherr the'-hooksare engage'd iri the openings 15 and l6 of therespective ends of the box, also as illustrated in Fig. 1.

If desired triangular sheets of material such as metal may be providedas indicated at H to engage the respective outwardlyinclined portions 18and I9 emanating from the handle portion of-the device. The sides of thetriangular shaped member are substantially coextensive with the inclinedportions VH? and I9 and are formed with hooks or channels on theirrespective sides as indicated at 20 and 2| to engage the wires I8 and I9(Fig. 3) to lend rigidity to the ends of the handle members and alsoprovide advertising space if desired as indicated at 22 (Fig. 1). Theportions I8 and I9 emanating" from the handle portion of the device maybe inclined slightly downwardly from the handle and then verticallydownwardly as indicated at 23 and 24 forming shanks on the end portionsvalso toengage against the sides of the box to form a rigid structure.

In use of the invention thus the hook members on one end engage in theopenings l5 and I6. There will be an inward tension on the end members,and it will thus require slight tension outwardly to en age the oppositehooks in the openings on, the opposite ends of the carton. This slighttension will also retain the hooks in the openings when the cartriplethickness of the 'wire at.

described, the" handle is grasped by the handle'portion 3 and ll of therectangularend members will engage against. the end of the carton whenthe'carton is transported.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the handle maybe stamped or cut from a single sheet of material 25 such as metal,aluminum, plastic or the like, comprising an elongated body forming thehandle 26 by folding the same onfthe fold line 27 and turning thej samedownwardly and inwardly until the respective ends engage each other asindicated at 28 (Fig. -7)

bottom of the handle to prevent injury to the hands and a substantiallyplane surface 29 for advertising as indicated at 30 (Fig; 6) Extend- Itwill be obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improvedhandle for carrying cartons or the like which is simple, economical tomanufacture and efiicient in operation.

I claim:

A detachable handle for cartons having laterally spaced openings in theends thereof comprising, an elongated body member forming a hand hold,said body member being two wire portio'ns twisted one around the other,end members on the'ends of the body'me-mber; said end meml bers beingwire loops having downwardly inclined to form a substantially roundedportion on the diverging portions terminating in dependinglaterallyspacedsubstantially parallel portions having inturned lowerends forming hooks adapted 'to-engage' in the spaced openings in theends of ing outwardly from the handle zli aresubstan- I tiallytriangular-shaped portions 3| and 3Zbent downwardly slightly asindicated 34 forming end portions 35 and 36 extending substantiallyvertically ;,downwardly:- from the ;;slightly inclined portions. Thendportions 35 endgame-pr vide w hsext s ons l-e fli n 39 10,respectively,,adapted to be folded ras i n dicated;by;jthe dotted linesand -42; to form hooks 43-44 and 45-46 on the respectiveends he-d v ce.theih oks ei g urned wa dl from the end portions 35 and 36 toengage'inthe o e ingsof cartonsor the like as-in tJneYf IT II-D theinvention showndn Eigs. 1 to figig clus'ive n,

v With this form of the invention the substantially triangular-shapedmembers ,emanating ...from -the handle; portion are also ,proyided withadvertising matter'as indicated at ll lFigr 6). r

fl heends of,,.-the;..hand;le member .in this form ';oftheinventign--are also tensioned slightly inqwardlvand the hooks on'onevendm at '33"and.

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serted in the openings in the carton, and then islightfftensionoutwardly on the oppos-ite ends ,;will engage-the hooks in the openingson the oppo ite ends of the-cartons and retain the same therein; ,fljheinside of the substantially: plane end; portions t5 gand -3fi on-thehandle will engage a ains t e-s s- O h nd of the c a q r d structure fortransporting the-car- 40' I s s I l grasses the carton, said inturnedends being connected by inverted U-shaped cross bars in the planes ofthe depending laterally spaced portions for engaging the ends of thecarton, and brace members l'ofrss'heet material substantiallycoextensive with-andcextending between the divergingiportions and havingedgeszturned therearonnd for retaining saidldiverginglportions againstrelative lateraland'bendingzmovement; p .r

GLEN GZ'SIMMQNDS.

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